In BriefPosted:9:25 AM PST January 21, 2025Image Credits:David Paul Morris / Bloomberg / Getty ImagesStripe is laying off 300 people, but says it still plans to hire in 2025Fintech giant Stripe is laying off 300 people, according to a leaked memo reported on Tuesday by Business Insider.The affected employees are largely in product, engineering, and operations roles, the memo said. Despite the layoffs, Chief People Officer Rob McIntosh said that Stripe intends to still grow its headcount by 17% to land at about 10,000 by the end of the year. Doing the math, that means Stripe has about 8,550 employees currently.McIntosh said the cuts are happening because it became clear there were several team-level changes needed to ensure Stripe had the right people in the right roles and locations to execute against its plans.In November 2022, Stripe announced that it was laying off 14% of its workers, impacting around 1,120 of its then 8,000-person workforce.The company has long been expected to go public but has instead continued to raise funds and conduct tender offers to provide liquidity to employees. It was valued at $70 billion as of last July.Want more fintech news in your inbox? Sign up for TechCrunch Fintechhere.Want to reach out with a tip? Email me atmaryann@techcrunch.comor send me a message on Signal at 408.204.3036. You can also send a note to the whole TechCrunch crew attips@techcrunch.com. For more secure communications,click here to contact us, which includes SecureDrop and links to encrypted messaging apps.Topics